Import the database backup

- [Instructor] The last step in the restoration process…is to re-import my database backup.…Right now WordPress is working…but because my database is empty…Wordpress wants to reinitialize itself…and set up a new database.…I don't want that.…Instead I'll go into phpMyAdmin on my hosting service,…then navigate to the current database that I'm using…and click on the Import button.…From here I can now import a backed up database…and I already have one sitting right here…in my Backups folder.…It's this one with a huge name so I'll click Choose File…to choose the file.…

Here I'll grab the correct database backup, click Open.…Scroll down and click Go.…Now the file gets uploaded into phpMyAdmin, unpacked,…and all the tables from the file…get installed back into the database.…When the import is complete it gives me this message…Import has successfully finished, 328 queries executed,…and it tells me the file that got imported.…And when I now navigate back to Structure…you'll see here we have a completed database.…Now keep in mind that this database is kinda crazy.…

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9/27/2016

Backups are critical to getting your WordPress site running again when it's broken or, even worse, hacked. Senior staff author Morten Rand-Hendriksen introduces three trusted plugins to add automatic backup routines to your WordPress site: BackUpWordPress, UpdraftPlus, and VaultPress. These options run from simple and inexpensive to robust, enterprise-level solutions. He shows how to use each plugin to configure scheduled backups and restore your site to a stable state. Devote an hour to learning how to start backing up your WordPress data now, and save countless time and worry later.